WRC News Breen to compete at Rally Finland for Hyundai Craig Breen has been confirmed to drive Hyundai Motorsport’s third car at August’s Rally Finland. The Irishman, who finished on the podium in Jyväskylä with… Read more by David Evans May 25, 2020 2 min
WRC News DirtFish Portugal Week: And the winner is… Toyota Gazoo Racing driver Sébastien Ogier scored his second win of the season at last week’s Rally Portugal. The Frenchman was comfortably ahead at the… Read more by David Evans May 24, 2020 1 min
WRC Features The disaster of Rally Portugal 1986 Markku Alén has never been one for chasing the limelight. So when he – voluntarily – appeared in the Portuguese media in the days before… Read more by David Evans May 24, 2020 5 min
Rally Features The best Portuguese drivers from six decades of rallying Portugal is undoubedly a rally-mad nation. Finding old photos and videos of the long-time World Rally Championship staple without walls of fans either side of… Read more by David Evans May 23, 2020 5 min
WRC News Tänak drives rally car for first time since Mexico in R5 test Ott Tänak has returned to the wheel of a rally car for the first time since Rally México, driving a Hyundai i20 R5 at a… Read more by David Evans May 23, 2020 2 min
Rally Features How a new Subaru burned the Portugal opposition Girona. About as far from Portugal as Spain can get. But it was in the hills high above the north-eastern Catalan city that Richard Burns… Read more by David Evans May 22, 2020 3 min
WRC Features Rally Portugal’s memorable 1990s moments Two stories, both Scottish, bookend the Nineties on Rally Portugal. Both are incredibly dramatic and both well worthy of their place in #DirtFishPortugalweek, but which… Read more by David Evans May 22, 2020 5 min
BRC Features Motorsport UK defends rally return advice Motorsport UK CEO Hugh Chambers will clarify the position of British rallying in the coming days following criticism of the governing body’s “Getting back on… Read more by David Evans May 22, 2020 5 min
Rally Features What Portugal offers when the rally’s not in town Portugal. Without the rally? No problem. There’s plenty to keep you occupied, especially up in the north of the country. Down south, it’s mostly about… Read more by David Evans May 22, 2020 5 min
WRC Features Life in lockdown with Martin Järveoja Reigning World Rally Champion co-driver Martin Järveoja is, quite literally, smashing his coronavirus lockdown period at home in Estonia. The man who Ott Tänak spends… Read more by David Evans May 21, 2020 2 min
WRC Features Four minutes gained in 26 miles – Röhrl’s epic Portugal drive The recollection of the conversation still gives me goosebumps. Talking to Walter Röhrl does that to you. Especially when you wind the clock back to… Read more by David Evans May 21, 2020 2 min
WRC Features Alén beats Mikkola in epic finish: The 1978 Rally Portugal Every now and then everything clicks for a driver with a rally. That was Markku Alén and the Rally of Portugal. He took his maiden… Read more by David Evans May 20, 2020 3 min
WRC Features The highs and lows of Rally Portugal Rallies with heritage, heart and history have names. Last time it was El Cóndor and Ascochinga. Now we’ve moved on to Arganil, Sintra and Fafe…. Read more by David Evans May 19, 2020 10 min +
Rally News Estonia’s governing body organizing July rally The Estonian Autosport Union is organizing a groundbreaking coronavirus-safe rally to run in July. After months of postponements and cancellations, Estonia’s motorsport governing body has… Read more by David Evans May 19, 2020 2 min
WRC Features What makes Portugal such a challenge Portugal has never been one of the more straightforward European rounds of the World Rally Championship. Whether it was the wet March weather blowing in… Read more by David Evans May 18, 2020 3 min
WRC Features DirtFish launches Rally Portugal week Portugal week. Right about now the World Rally Championship was scheduled to arrive back in Europe for the first time since February. Unfortunately, but for… Read more by David Evans May 18, 2020 2 min
WRC News Sainz on the WRC GOAT debate Carlos Sainz is officially the greatest rally driver of all time. The World Rally Championship’s own website said so. The question nobody has asked, until… Read more by David Evans May 17, 2020 2 min
WRC News Seven events needed to crown WRC champion A further four World Rally Championship rounds will have to run if the series is to crown 2020 champions. While there is no firm regulation… Read more by David Evans May 16, 2020 3 min
